The Fall of Buster Keaton assesses Keaton's work during the talking picture era, especially those...

In The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928), film historian James Neibaur examines Langdon's...

One of the biggest stars of the golden age of Hollywood, James Cagney appeared in more than sixty...

Long before his momentous teaming with Oliver Hardy, comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965) was a motio...

Using interviews with Jerry Lewis and many of his co-stars, this book analyzes his collaborative ...

In The Charley Chase Talkies: 1929-1940, James L. Neibaur examines, film-by-film, the comedian's ...

When Charlie Chaplin left Keystone Studios for more money and greater creative control at Essanay...

While the western was a staple of cinema for many decades, the form began to fade as its greatest...

Bob Hope got his start in show business when he was in his twenties, remained active past the age...

Noted for its 'B' westerns, RKO also produced several movie classics; two were Citizen Kane and G...

From 1917 to 1919, Joseph Schenck produced a series of Comique comedies starring master movie com...

In 1931 Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box office success was foll...